Comments | madripoor_rose: Giant Rat found in New Guinea

madripoor_rose

Giant Rat found in New Guinea

Sep 07, 2009 17:26

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8215000/8215144.stm

Comments 7

neotoma September 7 2009, 21:49:29 UTC

That thing is the size of a cat, and a good sized cat at that...!

madripoor_rose September 7 2009, 22:39:34 UTC

You can just hear Piper laughing maniacally at the thought, can't you?

(rhinestone collar. Walkies with a leash.)

neotoma September 7 2009, 23:22:03 UTC

It's also incredibly tame, in the way critters that have never encountered human beings are.

If it wasn't an endangered species, Piper would love to have one, I'm sure.

azarsuerte September 7 2009, 21:49:40 UTC

New species, huh? May I suggest the name ROUS? ;-)

madripoor_rose September 7 2009, 22:40:36 UTC

Being a bit of a Sherlock Holmes fan, I really wish it had been found over on Sumatra.

xakko September 8 2009, 00:29:13 UTC

Rodents of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist.

:)

azarsuerte September 8 2009, 03:29:09 UTC

They do now! ;-)